Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman announced that the Bangladeshi government has placed an order for 25 advanced aircraft from US-based Boeing. He clarified, “Boeing is a private company, not run by the US government. Just as India, Vietnam, and Indonesia have each ordered 100 aircraft, we’ve ordered 25.” However, if a trade agreement is not signed soon, higher US tariffs on Bangladeshi exports will take effect from August 1.